Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

EXPORT CONTROL ACT 2020 - SECT 304

  (1)   If:

  (a)   an authorised officer is performing functions or exercising powers under this Act; and

  (b)   the authorised officer reasonably believes that a person (the relevant person ) is able to provide reasonable assistance or facilities to the authorised officer, or to any other person who is performing functions or exercising powers under this Act;

the authorised officer may direct the relevant person to provide that assistance or those facilities.

Note:   See also section   309 (general provisions relating to directions).

Fault - based offence

  (2)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person is given a direction under subsection   (1); and

  (b)   the person engages in conduct; and

  (c)   the conduct contravenes the direction.

Penalty:   Imprisonment for 6 months or 30 penalty units, or both.

Civil penalty provision

  (3)   A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes a direction given under subsection   (1).

Civil penalty:   60 penalty units.